Introduction I had an opportunity to meet with members of both the PASS Board of Directors and Nominations Committee this past weekend at SQL Saturday #51. You'll never believe what we talked about... The PASS Board Elections 2010 Yep, you guessed it. Read More...

Introduction As many of you already know, I followed this year's PASS Election cycle fairly closely. I interviewed all the PASS Board of Directors applicants so that you, my loyal readers (both of you!) could get to know these people interested in leading Read More...

Another Thought In his latest book Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age , Clay Shirky ( Twitter ) makes the following statement about social systems: "Social systems have two modes -- dynamic and dead." Static isn't anywhere Read More...

A quick reminder: I am honored to present Database Design for Developers at SQL Saturday #51 in Nashville 21 Aug 2010! If you read this blog and will be in attendance, introduce yourself! :{> Andy Read More...

Introduction This post is the twenty-fourth part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series are: Goodwill, Negative and Positive Visions, Quests, Missions Right, Wrong, and Style Follow Me Balance, Part 1 Balance, Part Read More...

Introduction This post is the twenty-third part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series are: Goodwill, Negative and Positive Visions, Quests, Missions Right, Wrong, and Style Follow Me Balance, Part 1 Balance, Part Read More...

I'm honored to be presenting Database Design for Developers at SQL Saturday #51 in Nashville, TN 21 Aug 2010! If you read this blog and will be in the Nashville area that weekend, register (it's free !) and introduce yourself! :{> Read More...